From the Archive
“Torturers Tour” at Homes of John Brennan and Dick Cheney, Followed by Vigil at CIA Headquarters
Washington DC — On Saturday, January 10th, the eve of the anniversary Guantanamo Bay Prison’s opening, anti-torture activists from human rights groups CODEPINK and Witness Against Torture will gather to demonstrate at the homes of high-ranking officials who have previously authorized torture. These officials include former VP Dick Cheney and current Director of the CIA John Brennan. Activists will then hold a vigil at the CIA headquarters in Virginia. Between 30-60 protesters are expected to attend, most wearing orange Guantanamo-style prison orange jumpsuits and black hoods.
Groups to Rally Sunday at White House on 13th Guantánamo Anniversary
Washington, DC – A coalition of human rights activists, torture survivors, Guantánamo attorneys, 9-11 family members, and members of diverse faith communities is holding a rally at the White House followed by a march to the Justice Department on Sunday, January 11, to mark the 13th anniversary of the first arrival of detainees at Guantanamo. The event, titled “A Promise Still to Keep: Close Guantánamo, Stop Torture, and End Indefinite Detention,” will follow an interfaith service in front of the White House at 1pm.
Daily Update – Day 4 of the Fast for Justice
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Daily Update – Day 3 of the Fast for Justice
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Daily Update – Day 2 of the Fast for Justice
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Daily Update – Day 1 of the Fast for Justice
January 11, 2015 marks the thirteenth anniversary of the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the ninth anniversary of Witness Against Torture’s January 11 presence in D.C., and our seventh liquids fast.
WAT Protests at British Embassy Over Imprisonment of Shaker Aamer
Press Advisory
Annual Fast, Rally, and Direct Action
Join Witness Against Torture’s Annual Fast, Rally, and Direct Action to Close Guantánamo and End Torture
A Promise Still to Keep: Close Guantánamo, Stop Torture, and End Indefinite Detention
On the second day of his administration, President Obama pledged to close the detention facility at Guantánamo and reaffirmed the ban on torture. But Guantánamo remains open.
On January 11, 2015 the detention facility will enter its fourteenth year of operation. Despite the recent release of some detained men, more than 100 remain at Guantánamo, including dozens who are cleared for transfer — the great majority of whom are from Yemen. Those still detained suffer the torment of separation from their families and ongoing, indefinite detention. Some detainees remain on hunger strike and are brutally force-fed.
December Newsletter
Torture Report Released: The US tortured. The CIA lied. Will there be accountability?
